Spiritual Forum

PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO LEAVE BAGS OF DIAMONDS AT THE FEET OF THE LORD VISHNU DEITY IN THE TEMPLE

 The popularity of the temple can be judged by its annual budget, estimated at Rs 10 billion in 2008, mostly from donations. Devotees give donations which runs into the millions. TTD, the organisation running the welfare of the temple, runs various charitable trusts whose funds are derived from the budget and donations from the devotees.

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple  is a famous Hindu Temole of Lord Vishnu in the form of Lord Venkateswara located in the hill town Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is situated on Venkatadri, one of the seven hills of Tirumala, and hence is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills. The presiding Deity of the temple, Lord Venkateswara, is also known by other names - Balaji, Vishnu, Govinda and Srinivasa.

The temple is reportedly the richest and the most visited place of worship in the world. The temple is visited by about 50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily (3 to 4 crore people annually on an average), while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 500,000, making it the most visited holy place in the world.

According to legend, the temple has a  Deity of Lord Venkateswara, believed to have resided there for the entire Kali Yuga.

The ancient temple of Tirupati follows the Dravidian style of architecture. The Gopuram of this temple is its climax. The Vimana or dome, called Ananda Nilayam is placed in the most holy. He completely veiled with Gold Plate.